The Day Time Ended (film)

The Day Time Ended
aka	Time Warp
Year	1979
Directed by	John "Bud" Cardos
Produced by	Charles Band Steve Neill Wayne Schmidt Alex Ponti
Written by	J. Larry Carroll Steve Neill Wayne Schmidt David Schmoeller
Studio	Charles Band Productions Vortex Productions
Cast	Jim Davis Christopher Mitchum Dorothy Malone
Run time	79 minutes

For the episode, see MST3K 1204 - The Day Time Ended.

The Day Time Ended is a 1979 science-fiction film directed by John "Bud" Cardos.

Plot

A family living at a desert ranch is menaced by alien creatures after three supernovae explode at the same time.

Cast

• Jim Davis as Grant
• Christopher Mitchum as Richard
• Dorothy Malone as Ana
• Marcy Lafferty as Beth
• Natasha Ryan as Jenny
• Scott C. Kolden as Steve
• Roberto Contreras as Gas Station Attendant

Notes

• Marcy Lafferty and Natasha Ryan had previously been cast as mother and daughter in Kingdom of the Spiders, which became a RiffTrax presentation.

MST3K Connections

• Director John "Bud" Cardos was also director for Outlaw.
• Writer J. Larry Carrell was also producer for Laserblast.
• Story writer and producer Steve Neill was also makeup designer, special effects props designer, and portrayed the first humanoid alien in Laserblast.
• Roberto Contreras also portrayed Chumacho in The Black Scorpion and Carlos in The Beast of Hollow Mountain.
• Executive producer Charles Band was also executive producer for Robot Holocaust as well as producer for Laserblast, Robot Wars (for which he also wrote story), and Doctor Mordrid (for which he was also director and story writer).
• Associate producer, director of special effects, and special sound effects supervisor Paul Gentry was also still photographer and laser effects technician for Laserblast.
• Composer Richard Band was also stock music composer for Robot Holocaust and composer for Being from Another Planet, Laserblast, and Doctor Mordrid.
• Sound mixer Joel Goldsmith was stock music composer for Robot Holocaust and composer for Laserblast.
• Visual effects artist David Allen also did animation effects for Laserblast, effects supervision and stop motion animation for Robot Wars, and animation for Doctor Mordrid.
• Model constructor Gregory Jein was also spacecraft designer for Laserblast.
• Visual effects technician James F. Liles also did visual effects for The Last Chase.
• Assistant editor Richard Ross was also assistant film editor for Laserblast.
• Script supervisor Sandra Marley was also script clerk for Blood Waters of Dr. Z.
• Production secretary Bennah Burton-Burtt was also producer's assistant for Laserblast and Doctor Mordrid.

Critical Response

• Leonard Maltin wrote: "Two stars. Sci-fi mishmash about a family living in the desert, who witness strange and terrifying phenomena. Badly scripted, and never really explained. Fine special effects by David Allen."